That
. . .BY. . .
Mysterious ETHEL A. SOUTnAH
Major. . .
CHAPTER XL ( Continued. )
In an Instant , however , she had re
covered herself. Quick as lightning ,
she turned to the table again , seized
the china slop basin , and , raising the
cup , was just about to empty the
whole of the contents , when , as
though detecting her intention , a de
taining hand was laid upon her arm ,
and Falkland , In his suavest tones ,
said
"Ah , that Is for Major Brown ! Will
you not give it to hint ? "
"Oh , do not trouble.please , Miss Lut
trell ! " exclaimed Brown , who at that
moment appeared in the window. "Let
mo fetch it myself ! " and before Eve
lyn was even aware of what was hap
pening he had taken the cup of coffee
from her hand and , turning to the
sugar basin , was carefully searching
for a piece of sugar of the exact size
ho required.
"You you will not like that ! " gasp
ed Evelyn , making a quick movement
forward , with an expression of ab
solute perplexity upon her face. "Let
me get you another cup that is not
strong enough ! "
"No , certainly not , thank you ! This
is delicious ! " declared the Major , help
ing himself to some cream ; and , be
fore she had even time to utter an
other word , , . Evelyn saw him pass out
on the veranda and , to her horror , act
ually raise the cup to his lips.
It was too terrible ! She made one
despairing effort to reach him , one
vain attempt to dash the cup from
his hand. But- what was it seemed
suddenly to hold her back , to rise up
like a cloud before her eyes ? She
passed her hand in a dazed-bewildered
manner across her forehead , made one
staggering step forward , and then ,
with an instinctive sense of preserva
tion , grasped hold of the arm of a
chair and sank back among the cush
ions perfectly unconscious.
CHAPTER XII.
"Yes , Evelyn it is quite true. I
never saw you looking so pale before.
thought of the fearful alternative the
thought that even then Major Brown
might be lying under the Influence of
some frightful narcotic , perhaps per
fectly unconscious. '
As long as she lived never would she
forget the wretchedness she endured
as hour after hour she lay awake ,
watching wearily for the first streaks
of dawn to break through the closely-
drawn blinds. Still , when even eight
had been struck in muffled tones from
the depths of the little leather travel
ing case even then , what was there
to be learned ?
Parker looked thoroughly puzzled
when questioned for news of Major
Brown.
"Major Brown , miss ? Why , there is
nothing amiss with him ! " she had re
turned decidedly. "He looked as well
as anybody need last night when I saw
him fanning you down stairs. "
But what small comfort poor Evelyn
derived from this information was
speedily destroyed by the maid's an
nouncement a little later that the
major had evidently overslept himself
that morning , as , in passing down the
corridor , she had noticed that long
after the usual time his door was
closed , and his boots and hot water
were waiting on the mat outside.
It was thus that Evelyn , in a state
of strange hopelessness , had dressed
and gone downstairs. She had pre
pared herself for the worst. She felt
she would not be astonished then
whatever happened , and yet every step
which sounded on the corridor , every
time a waiter entered the room , she
started up as white as ashes , dreading
the news that might come.
It was. therefore , almost as great a
shock when , chancing to look out of
the window , she beheld , strolling leis
urely across the lawn , a tall , well-built
figure , which she recognized at a glance
as the major's. And this had Deen the
cause of Lady Howard's remark con
cerning the necessity for some little
'BEG PARDON , MISS , IS THIS FOR YOU ? '
That affair of last night has quite
upset you. You had.better take Sam
bo for a good run this morning , in
1 the hope of bringing back some -color
to your cheeks ; and , as Mrs. Courte
nay has just told me that her hus
band has been called suddenly to Lon
don and will not be able to accompany
her to the theater to-night , I shall
send to say you will be delighted to
accept the offer of the ticket if only
she will be so good as to chaperon
you. I believe , child , a little excite
ment will do you all the good in the
world. "
Evelyn's only answer was a faint
sigh as she leaned back in her chair
and clasped her hands above her head.
At that moment , with her head throb
bing continuously and the feeling of
utter weariness , which was the result of
a sleepless night and hours of inexpli
cable worry , the very idea of play was
intolerable to her. She seemed to have
lived days instead of hours since the
events of the previous evening since
that terrible moment when she had
suddenly lost consciousness , to re
member , nothing more until she found
herself lying on her own bed , with her
aunt's maid , who had evidently been
left to keep watch , fast asleep in a
chair by her side.
' And then how utterly helpless she
had felt when vivid recollections of
all that happened rose up in horrible
distinctness before her mind ! What
could she do ? Alas , nothing nothing
whatever ! -She had no actual knowl
edge that Falkland had administered
anything to Major Brown. She could
give no reasons for supposing that the
coffee which he had handed to him
had been drugged. If she roused the
whole--.hotel she could not possibly
stateanything * for a fact. Yet at the
same .time she was haunted by the
excitement as a diversion from her
thoughts !
And perhaps Lady Howard had
never spoken with greater wisdom ;
for , having satisfied herself on the
score of the cup of coffee , which she
had quite made up her mind had been
fatally drugged , all the feelings qf horror
ror whica Evelyn had experienced
when the suspicion of the forgery had
first fallen upon Major Brown , but
which she had forgotten in the alarm
that followed , returned to her now
with a force which seemed ten times
Increased in its intensity.
Never before in her life had Eve
lyn known a day which proved itself
so interminably long as did this partic
ular morning and afternoon. To see ,
to speak to , Major Brown again was
impossible ; and so , rather than under
go the risk of a meeting with him she
absolutely shut her ears to all of Lady
Howard's entreaties and remained in
strict seclusion in her own room , never
once during the whole of the day ven
turing out of her customary rambles.
It was thus probably through sheer
weariness that Evelyn , tired to death
by her own society and conflicting
thoughts , at last gave in to Lady How
ard's persuasions , and allowed herself
to be driven off under the chaperonage
of Mrs. Courtenay to the little seaside
theater.
The house was packed to overflow
ing , and a loud burst of applause was
greeting the appearance of the "princi
pal actress , when Evelyn , bending for
ward to catch her program , which had
fallen to the ground , caught a glimpse
of the occupant of the seat next but
one to Mrs. Courtenay.
Instantly a flash of annoyance rose
to her face as she recognized the In
dividual in question as Gilbert Falk
land. Turning away quickly , she fixed
her eyes upon the stage , where they
remained for the rest of the scene.
She had held herself aloof from
him most carefully all the day , never
venturing downstairs at any time when
he was likely to be ab-ut , and , though
In one Instance she had had the mis
fortune to encounter him , she had pre
served the strictest silence regarding
the previous night's procee-'llngs , no' '
even asking if he had managed to se
cure the forged check , nor evincing
any curiosity as to the means he had
adopted.
"Beg pardon , miss , but is 'this let
ter for you ? A messenger has just
brought it from the 'Georze , " and
asked for it to be given to you himme-
diately. "
The words borne to Evelyn's ears
above the strains of one of Sullivan's
most popular airs made her look up
In surprise , to find herself : onfronte ( ]
by a small program boy , who was
holding out for her inspection a note
directed in her aunt's handwriting to
"Miss Luttrell Stalls , No. 14. "
"Bc-ar me , I hope there is nothing
wrong ! " murmured Mrs. Courtenay in
agitated tones.
( To be continued. )
TOLD OF ANIMALS.
The two zebras sent by the emperor
of Abyssinia to Queen Victoria have
reached England , to the climate and
fare of which the zoological gardens
is now doing its best to accustom
them.
Here is a dog story. A short time
ago a sheep dog owned by a person
at Robin Hood's bay , near Whitby ,
England , was dispatched by train to
Liverpool and from there was removed
to Egremont , where it was housed in
the back yard of the residence of Mr.
Coulson. The following morning the
dog had disappeared , and notices
which were distributed about Liver
pool , Birkenhead and district elicited
no response. Rover , however , arrived
in a week or so at Robin Hood's bay ,
weary and lame , and bearing an un
mistakable appearance of having had
a long journey. The dog had jumped
a high wall in order to escape and
afterward crossed the Mersey , and sub
sequently traveled 170 miles in order
to reach his destination.
A remarkable case of animal eccen
tricity has been discovered near Cayuga -
uga lake , New York state. In a high
tree a large white cat , which would
weigh probably twenty-five pounds ,
has taken up its abode , and from all
observation has been there for several
years. It is seldom seen in daylight ,
but prowls about at night after food ,
living on birds , squirrels and other
animals that it can master. It is shy
of any of the human kind , and cannot
be approached. In its midnight per
egrinations it visits the cottages and
anything eatable left outside generally
disappears. A few days ago the cat
was seen lying stretched out on a
limb , like a squirrel , and when a
stone was thrown at it the animal rose
up and jumped , like a flying squirrel ,
from limb , to limb and tree to tree ,
until it disappeared.
Not Beeclier's Prayer.
One of the older newspaper men told
a story the other day. "Browning was
one of the best reporters to get out of
work that ever broke into the busi
ness , " he said. "The city editor sent
him down to report Henry Ward
Beecher one time , and he came'in
about 11 o'clock with his 'stuff' ready
for the printer. He had taken no
notes , but had made a running long
hand report. He told how the church
looked , who were on the rostrum
about the pulpit , and how Mr. Beecher
rose and lifted his hands and said , very
solemnly : 'After this manner , there
fore , pray ye. ' Then Browning added ,
in parenthesis , 'Turn rule for Lord's
prayer. ' He meant to copy that ver
batim from the office Bible when he
got to his desk , but forgot it , and the
parenthesis was only to guide the
printer. " So the paper came out in the
morning with a good picture of Brook
lyn's famous preacher , and his im
pressive manner of saying , 'After this
manner , therefore , pray ye. Turn rule
for Lord's prayer. ' Which really
wasn't what the eloquent orator had
said at all. " Chicago Post.
Don t Cry.
The mere giving away to tears , or to
the outward expression of anger , will
result for the moment in making the
inner grief or anger more acutely felt ,
says Prof. James of Harvard. There
is no more useful precept in one's
self-discipline than that which bids us
pay primary attention to what we do
and express , and not to care too much
for what we feel. If we only don't
speak the complaining or insulting
word that we shall regret as long as
we live , our feelings themselves will
presently be calmer and better , with
no particular guidance from us on
; heir own account. Action seems to
follow feeling , but really action and
: eeing go together ; and by regulating
the action which is under the direct
control of the will we can indirectly
regulate the feeling , which is not.
His Misfortune.
Teacher Try to remember this : Mil
ton , the poet , was blind. Do you
: hink you can remember it ? Bobby
Smart Yes , ma'am. Teacher Now ,
what was Milton's great misfortune ?
3obby Smart He was a poet. Colum
bus ( Ohio ) State Journal.
To dread danger from the progress
of any truth , physical , moral , or re
ligious , is to .manifest a want of faith
n God's power , or , in His will to main
tain his own cause.
* * * * *
TRUSTS AND PARTIES.
RECORD SHOWS WHO HAS
FAVORED THEM.
An Anti-Trust Campaign on the Fart
of the Democrat * with Ctevelnndlsm
Thrown It ) , Would bo u
Stock.
The Examiner , after''quoting the
statement of ex-United States Senator
W. D. Washburn of Minnesota that the
Republican party ought to put forth its
full strength and legislate against
trusts , remarks that Mr. Washburn and
his friends do not say how they are
going to do this and at the same time
train under the leadership of Hanna.
It would indeed be difficult for any
party , under any leadership , to mark
out a lawful plan of attack upon the
trusts , but not more so for the Repub
licans than for the party of Calvin S.
Brice , Coal Oil Payne , William C.
Whitney , J. Pierpont Morgan and the
late Roswell P. Flower , to say noth
ing of Richard Croker , whose interests
are almost as securely wrapped up in
trusts as they are inthieving. . We
might add that remarks about the lead
ership of Hanna come with bad grace
from a newspaper which favors the
election for governor of Ohio of John
R. McLean , who is the richer man of
the two and was mainly Instrumental
in foisting Joseph Hoadley.a trust law
yer , and Henry B. Payne of the Stand
ard Oil company , upon the Ohio gov
ernorship and senatorship respectively.
If Hanna is indeed for trusts it is not
for the western organ of John R. Me
Lean to think any the less of him be
cause of it.
Criticisms of Senator Hanna do no
conceal the fact , however , that during
the past few years the Republicans
have been more active against trusts
than the Democrats. The Fifty-third
congress , Democratic , did not move a
finger against them , and it was left tea
a Republican congress to pass the Sher
man anti-trust law. Last winter and
spring the most drastic laws for the
suppression of these great combines
were passed by Republican legislatures
the one exception , proving the rule , be
ing the legislature of Texas. As a mat
ter of fact , there is no politics in trusts
They are no more Republican and no
less Democratic than partnerships are ,
What are the politics of the Anaconda
Copper company , the Standard Oil , the
Sugar trust and the Diamond Match
company ?
The Examiner lays especial stress
not only upon Hanna , but Griggs. But
what is the offense of the Republican
attorney general ? He refused , as in
duty bound , to make a federal matter
out of a wrong which could look for
lawful redress only in state courts. His
Democratic predecesor , Richard Olney ,
did worse , as we shall show by a quo
tation from the Examiner itself of a
past date :
"It is probable that the indifference
or hostility of the attorney generals of
the United States to the anti-trust laws
has had something to do with failure
of the statutes to accomplish anything
Attorney General Olney frankly stated
his belief that the Sherman law was
unconstitutional , and the remarkable
decision of the Supreme court in the
Sugar trust case has the effect that the
power of the United States over in
terstate commerce applied only to per
sons and corporations whose principal
business is handling goods for sale and
not to those whose principal business
is manufacturing , and that the sugar
trust's business was mainly manufac
turing and not selling sugar , seemed to
support it. "
How can Republican Attorney Gen
eral Griggs' attitude compromise his
party any more than Democratic At
torney General Olney's ?
It is idle and in some degree vicious
to talk of trusts as the wards and pets
of parties. They are no more so than
corporations. If they are harmful the
damage falls alike upon the Republican
and Democrat ; if advantageous the
profits and rewards are common to
both. Only demagogues seek to create
a contrary impression. San Francisco
Chronicle.
GOVERNMENT REVENUES.
Splendid Showing of the Dlngley Law
Confounds Free Traders.
At the risk of appearing to display
excessive brutality toward a foolish
and ignorant contemporary , we invite
attention to the government finances
for September. The revenues have been
so large that the month probably will
show a surplus of $7,000,000 , and the
first quarter of the fiscal year a sur
plus of more than $2,000,000.
Possibly our readers may recall that
it the end of July , the first month of
the fiscal year , we took the New York
World to task for the most remark
able exhibition of stupidity about gov
ernment finances or the most reckless
jerversion of facts which we had ob
served in a long time. What the
World did was to take the July def-
cit , and , using that as a monthly
average of deficit , figure out and sol
emnly predict for the fiscal year a def-
cit of more than $100,000,000. At that
line we explained to our ignorant con-
emporary that July deficits always
were enormous owing to the excessive
expenditures which the government is
compelled to make in the opening
month of its business year. Also , we
warned that Democratic organ , which
s the fiercest enemy of the Dingley
ariff and the most ardent champion
of Aguinaldo , that the July showing
was in reality a very fine one , as the
deficit of that month was smaller than
t had been for many years and that it
boded well for the future.
The September figures show whether
we were right or not , and they teach so
mphatic a lesson that we are hoping
hat even papers so reckless or ignor
ant as the World may bear it in mind
when discussing the tariff , Federal
reverues and other questions of gov
ernment and administration. Accord
ing to the World , we should have had
for September a deficit of more than
$8,000,000 , and for the quarter just end
ing a deficit of more than $25,000,000.
The facts which hit the World in the
pit of the stomach are that we shall
have for September a surplus of $7,000-
000 , and for the first quarter a surplus
of § 2,000,000. Need anything more bo
said ? New York Press.
FATHER OF THE TRUSTS.
Lack of Competition Would Trove Tliclr
Moat Fotont Ally.
That the tariff is the father of the
trusts has been asserted by Mr. Have-
meyer , but it has been disproved. That
prosperity was the father of the trusts
has also been asserted. Prosperity has
been the cause of the organization of a
large number of trusts , but It is the
enemy of trusts that attempt to ad
vance prices and resrlct the price of la
bor. This has been illustrated in the
past few months to the satisfaction of
all who have kept posted in regard to
the progress of trusts and combina
tions. No sooner than an industrial
combination has attempted to advance
prices beyond a reasonable profit than
competition has sprung up. When
"good times" prevail capital is on the
alert for opportunities for investment ,
and when any combination like the
Sugar trust begins to make large prof
its by advancing prices , this capital
is available for the organization of
competing corporations , which bring
down prices to a reasonable basis.
In the hard times brought about by
the Wilson free trade law the trusts
enjoyed immunity from such competi
tion , for there was no money to invest
in the building of competitive mills
and factories.
Then the trusts easily controlled the
markets.while now at the first evidence
of unusual profits there springs up a
competitor which serves as a balance
wheel to prices.
These facts show that hard times are
the best aid to trusts , and that neither
the tariff nor prosperity are to be held
responsible for the crimes that are
committed in the names of the trusts.
Tacoma ( Wash. ) Ledger.
"It Is a Wise Child , " Ktc.
3 to ' '
Uncle Sam "What is the matter ,
little boy ? "
Little Boy "I'm looking for my
father and mother. Nobody can tell
me who they are. "
Uncle Sam "Never mind , little boy.
In your case it isn't so much a question
of parentage as of proper discipline
and restraint. We'll look after you all
right. "
"Let Well Enough Alone.
The south and west are not looking
to the east to furnish them money
with which to move their crops. These
sections are now better off financially
than they have been for years. Ar
kansas Gazette.
In other words , "General Prosperity , "
of whom Colonel Bryan was wont to
make facetious remarks a short time
ago , is becoming tolerably well known
to the voters of the west and south.
When the leading Bryan organ of Ar
kansas concedes that prosperity has
come it may be taken as a tacit confes
sion that all of Bryan's calamity
prophesies in the campaign of ' 96 were
mere bosh to fool the voters. It also
may be taken as an honest but sly
warning to the voters of Arkansas to
prepare for the ravings of windy cal
amity howlers of the Bryan stripe.who
will soon be abroad in the land ap
pealing to- them to vote against the
party of "imperialism and corruption. "
In short , the Gazette's prosperity item
may be taken as advice to the people
to let well enough alone. Little Rock
( Ark. ) State Republican.
The Greater Evil.
"By removing the high tariff , " says
the New York Journal , "the power of1
the trusts would be greatly curtailed
and competition could no longer be re
stricted. Neither the producer nor the
consumer would be forced to contribute
to capital unjustly. " No doubt , so far
as Americans are concerned , for the
contributions would go to foreign capi
tal , which is employing pauper labor.
Even with the evils made by the trusts ,
they are a thousand times less than
the results of free trade. A compari
son of present condition , with a large
number of trusts in operation , with the
terrible effects of free trade on the people
ple of this country , will speedily con
vince any reasonable man that we
much prefer the trusts than to re
stricting or even abolishing them by
any such remedy , which would be as
fatal to our national prosperity as it
would be to the trusts. Tacoma
( Wash. ) Ledger.
No Inquiries.
General Prosperity , wearing gold
epaulets , is visiting Nebraska for the
benefit of the Pops , who said there was
no such person. Calamity orators have :
not inquired for him lately. Erie ( Pa. ) :
Dispatch.
OUR LUMBER TRADE.
How the Tariff IIa Thrown Open Neir
Market * .
It Is admitted that the farmers are
more prosperous now than In any. pre
vious year of the decade. This state
ment or fact is resented by the free
traders , who insist that the prosperity
of the farmers is In no way related to
the tariff and that the heavy sales or
exports of agricultural products are
not necessarily an index to the pros
perity of the country at large. But if
the farmers are prosperous they are it
heavier purchasers than when farming < *
is depressed. They purchase more ag
ricultural Implements , more clothing ,
more organs and pianos , more furni
ture for their houses , and more buildIng -
Ing materials for new houses , and in
so doing contribute to the demand that
induces activity in all manufacturing
establishments.
In an Interview published In this
newspaper recently it was shown that
the tariff on Canadian lumber opened
New England and other sections to
American lumber manufacturers. It
was shown also that in spite of the ad
vance in prices farmers and others are
doing so much more building that
there Is a greatly Increased home de
mand. In addition to this it was
stated that the foreign demand for
American lumber was never so great
as now. Most of the lumber shipped
to Europe now is sold before it reaches
the point of consignment , and prices ,
of American lumber have advanced
from $3 to ? 6 per 1,000 feet in the last
two years. The tariff on Canadian
lumber threw open the New England
markets to western lumbermen and
prices advanced. At the same time
new markets in Europe were opened
to American lumber and prices ad
vanced there. These facts tell their'
own story Chicago Inter Ocean.
IMquotte.
A consular report to the state de
partment contains some interesting
facts about a new French drink called
"Piquette. " It is brewed from low-
grade American dried apples , includ
ing skins , cores , worms , etc. , together
with raisins , and as the brew acquires
through fermentation just enough of
alcohol to give it a piquant taste , but
not enough to intoxicate the drinker ,
it is becoming very popular among
Frenchmen. Last year they drank
60,000,000 gallons of Piquette at 2 cents
a glass.
It is said that the French people
have taken kindly to the new tipple ,
because of the vast amount of adulter
ation practiced in the production of
cheap French clarets , and that Piq
uette , being too cheap to be adulter
ated , is steadily growing in favor.
Frenchmen do not like to be poisoned
in their drink. It is only Americans
who persist in preferring deleterious
decoctions bearing foreign labels to
the pure and wholesome wines of
American makes. They would rather
drink foreign stuff , real or alleged ,
drugs and all , than patronize a perfect
ly honest and in all ways a better arti
cle made in America. Some day Amer
ican wine drinkers will wake up to the
folly of this sort of thing.
What Ails 3IcLeansbo.ro ?
There is prosperity in the country ,
but unfortunately it is confined to the
men with money. Those without It
have seldom , as a whole , been worse
off. Even if they are employed the
cost of living is great , so dispropor-
tioned to the scale of wages paid that
they find it almost impossible to make
ends meet. These men begin to anx
iously ask what is to become of them.
McLeansboro Times.
We are sorry to hear that the labor
ing men of McLeansboro are "in such a
condition. Here in Benton they have
work and seem happy and contented.
In fact , it is hard to get hands when
you want something done. This same
report comes from almost every lo
cality in the state , and we can't see
what is the matter with McLeansboro.
We are inclined to think that the only
thing the matter is that Brother Dan
iels needs a dose of paregoric. Pos
sibly he is vexed at having to change a
five or ten dollar bill every time a
farmer pays his subscription. Benton
(111. ( ) Republican.
Free Trade and Protection.
Under free trade the masses must , ,
get poorer , because they get less em
ployment. If our protective system is
so terrible , and their free-trade system
so beneficial , why do foreigners flock
here in such numbers ? How many of
them return to their free country ?
Did workingmen ever emigrate to a
free-trade country ? Where are the
best markets in the world ? Where the
people have the most money to spend.
Sir Robert Peel was not a protection
ist when he uttered the words that
England must make her people work
cheaper , if they controlled the markets
of the world , than the laboring people
of the country where they sold their
goods. He was the free-trade leader
of England , but was manly enough to
acquaint the English people of what
they had to contend with before they
made the leap to a policy which has
proven disastrous to them. American
Shipbuilder.
Has Lost Its Charm.
Col. Bryan , like the funny man on
the American stage , makes "local
hits. " When he is in the east , the
heart of America's commercial life , he
lets silver alone and talks on some
thing more to the eastern taste. When
in the south among his silver-
plated followers , he talks free silver ,
fn the west he used to whang away
m this one "silver string , " but the
prosperity of the west under a pro-
icctive tariff and a gold standard has
aused the silver 'tune to low its
harm for the westerners. Tiffin (0. )
rribune.
